Package worth €100m agreed for Irish beef farmers hit by Brexit uncertainty
on Monday in relation to the proposal IFA had put to the EU Commission and the Department of Agriculture in April, seeking a direct aid package of €100m to cover Brexit beef price cuts.
“Beef farmers have suffered savage price losses due to Brexit uncertainty and it is a welcome development that the EU Commission has recognised this and responded to the IFA proposal,” he saidsaid that while the finer details of the scheme had to be finalised, it was vital that every cent goes directly to farmers.said the industry had “absolutely been hammered” by uncertainty over Brexit.
ICSA analysis had shown that Brexit was costing beef farmers up to €4 million per week on the prime cattle kill. Mr Graham added: “There will be some conditions attached to this and we await the detail on this. However, it is important to acknowledge the efforts of the Minister and his officials and also the work of Commissioner Hogan in extracting €50 million exceptional funds from Commissioner Günther Oettinger.
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